A private letter slept for centuriesSourced
In 1586, a wife wrote to her dead husband.
The letter surfaced in 1998.
A pregnant woman in Joseon-era Korea wrote to her deceased husband, Yi Ŭngt'ae, grieving and worrying about their children. The private letter was found when his tomb was moved in Andong in 1998. The writer's own name remains unknown.
Her name disappeared.
Her voice survived.
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